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The Mousetrap and Other Plays

by Agatha Christie · 1978

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This special collection of Agatha Christie's greatest suspense plays includes The Mousetrap (the longest running play in history), Ten Little Indians, Witness for the Prosecution, Appointment with Death, The Hollow, Towards Zero, Go Back to Murder, and The Verdict.

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British mysteryBritish mysteryMore like thisLess of thismysterymysteryMore like thisLess of thiscrimecrimeMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thisdetectivedetectiveMore like thisLess of this
Themes
theatretheatreMore like thisLess of thiswomenwomenMore like thisLess of this
Setting
EnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
epic · 752 pages
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